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Astros' Reid Ryan Vows To Focus On Business Side, Put Fans First05 / 20 / 13The Astros on Friday named Reid Ryan as the club's new President of Business Operations , and Ryan "vows to focus on the business side and leave the baseball decisions" to GM Jeff Luhnow, according to Jose de Jesus Ortiz of the HOUSTON CHRONICLE. Ryan said, “I kind of look at what my vision i... Tags: Franchises, MLB, Houston Astros |
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Study Casts Doubt On Louisville As NBA Market
There is "doubt on the viability of an NBA franchise in Louisville" due to a "lack of big companies to buy luxury suites, the proximity of the Indiana Pacers’ home court and competition from college basketball in the area," according to a Greater Louisville Inc. study cited by Chris Otts of th ...
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Liberty Media President & CEO Greg Maffei yesterday said the Braves have turned out to be a “better investment than we might have originally anticipated." He added that the Braves’ success “contributes to making the team ‘the last thing we’ll divest.’” M ...
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Haslam Apologizes To Browns Fans For Scandal
Pilot Flying J CEO and Browns Owner Jimmy Haslam III “apologized profusely Tuesday for the scandal that's overshadowed the team,” according to Mary Kay Cabot of the Cleveland PLAIN DEALER. Haslam made his remarks “in a 10-minute media session just after giving the opening address a ...
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Johnson Calls On Seattle Group To Back Off
Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson yesterday said Chris Hansen and Steve Ballmer should "take the high road and be gracious" after they indicated they were still exploring their options with regard to acquiring the Kings and moving them to Seattle, according to Ryan Lillis of the SACRAMENTO BEE. Johnson ...
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AFL Rush Owner Staral Out After Three Months
Former AFL Chicago Rush Owner David Staral Jr. yesterday said that his past legal issues, which include three felony convictions, a pending Chapter 7 bankruptcy and an incident leaving him on probation for theft, had "nothing to do with what he says was his decision to 'walk away' from the team last ...
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In DC, Adam Kilgore noted fans holding tickets to last night’s postponed Tigers-Nationals game can "use them only for Thursday’s makeup, a change in policy that rankled many Nationals fans as the team explained it as a consequence of higher attendance." Many ticket holders were "concerne ...
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The Suns yesterday hired Celtics Assistant GM Ryan McDonough as GM, making the 33-year-old the NBA's "second youngest GM." McDonough was chosen over Bucks Assistant GM Jeff Weltman and Spurs Assistant GM Scott Layden after "convincing interviews last week" in Phoenix and Monday in N.Y. Suns Presiden ...
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Did Vikings Cut Kluwe For Speaking Out?
Vikings P Chris Kluwe was released yesterday, and “cynics will look at the Vikings’ decision and wonder whether they cut Kluwe based solely on football or whether they had also tired of their veteran punter generating so much off-the-field attention for his candid opinions and activism,& ...
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Nats, O's Carefully Compete Off The Field
The Nationals' arrival in DC in ‘05 “created a complicated relationship” between the team and the Orioles, where the teams are “at once neighbors, opponents on the field and, lately, bickering business partners when it comes to the regional television network they co-own but ...
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In Boston, Galen Moore notes the Red Sox ended April with the best record in MLB, and despite 17 home games in April, the teams has only "sold out Fenway three times, and remain just barely in the top 10 for attendance.” Consequently, ticket resellers are “dropping prices.” A $52 t ...
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